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Type: Article
Published: 2019-09-02
Page range: 240–246
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Taxonomic revision of Allium cyathophorum (Amaryllidaceae)

Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Allium farreri Allium subgen. Cyathophora Allium tetraploideum Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Monocots

Abstract

Our integrated evidence indicates morphological and genetic polymorphisms in Allium cyathophorum and thus the need for a taxonomic revision. First, A. cyathophorum var. farreri is reinstated as A. farreri. Second, a cryptic allotetraploid population geographically confined to the intermediate zone between A. cyathophorum and A. farreri is described here as a new species named A. tetraploideum. Morphological characters that differentiate these three species from each other, as well as information on their distribution range and habitat, are provided.